Feeding Optimization for Castings Leads to Production Cost Savings

Feeding Optimization for Castings Leads to Production Cost Savings

Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/12/2025
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location
Joseph's Grill
140 Wabasha Street South
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107


 

AFS Twin Cities Chapter will host Svetlana Dodik-Pelja of HA International on February 12th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Joseph’s Grill in St. Paul, MN for a presentation titled “Feeding Optimization for Castings Leads to Production Cost Savings”.

Meet the Speaker:

Svetlana coordinates feeders business development (both non-ferrous and ferrous) through supply chain, product management, establishment of quality control processes, new tooling, simulations, etc. She is author of two publications: Optimized Feeding Systems, Side Feeders for Difficult-to-Feed Cross Sections; and Increase Competitive Values on Casting Market with Feeding Systems.

Active in promoting Chemex Feeders Technology, she presented at several conferences throughout the industry: including Cast Expo, Casting Congress, AFS regional conferences, and other events. Svetlana is presently on the Ductile Iron Society Board of Directors and serves as Chair of the Member Services Committee. She was recently recognized at Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee, WI with the 2024 Women in Metalcasting Award for Excellence.

A graduate in Metallurgical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Sarajevo, Svetlana spent seven years at Mittal Zenica in Bosnia & Herzegovina, as Process Engineer for the forging department; and 18 years as Process Engineer and Technical Director at TB Woods Foundry in Chambersburg, PA. Presently, she is Business Development Manager for CHEMEX Feeding Systems at HA International.

Schedule:

5:00pm      Social Hour

6:00pm      Dinner

6:30pm      Presentation

Register below by Friday, February 7th at noon. 

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Registrations

Tickets

Ticket Type Price Spaces
Dinner & Presentation $35.00

Registration Information

Booking Summary

1
x Dinner & Presentation
$35.00
Total Price
$35.00

Attendees Registered

  • Travis Bodick
  • Greg Kramer
  • Jeff Rasmusson
  • Jeff Rasmusson
  • Shawn Conners
  • E. Jay Zins
  • Ken Hitzeman
  • Eric Nelson
  • Pat Badzinski
  • Joe Kranz
  • John Henry
  • Mike McNamara
  • Dehua Yang